Chapter 10 test- Biology

Right after a bone breaks, cells at the edge of the injury begin to

begin to devide rapidly

During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes line up along the middle of the dividing cell?

metaphase

Cancer cells form masses of cells called

Tumors

One difference between cell division in plant cells and in animal cells is that plant cells have

A cell plate

During normal mitotic cell division, a parent cell having four chromosomes will produce two daughter cells, each containing

Four chromosomes

Which of the following is a phase in the cell cycle?

G1, M phase, G2 phase (All of the above)

Which pair is correct?

G2 phase, preperation for Mitosis

The two main stages of cell division are called

Mitosis and cytokenesis

The firstphase of mitosis is called

Prophase

Which of the following represents the phases of mitosis in their proper sequence?

Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase

Cyclins are a family of closely related proteins that

Regulate the cell cycle

The cell cycle is the

Series of events that cells go through as they grow and divide

The structures labeled in B in Figure 10-2 are called

Sister chromtids

What is a tumor?

A mass of cancer cells

The process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells is called

Cell division

The structure labeled A in figure 10-2 is called the

Centromere

Which of the following is a factor that can stop normal cells from growing?

Contact with other cells

Which of the following is a correct statement about the events of the cell cycle?

Interphase consists of the G1, S, and G2 phases

What is the role of the spindle during mitosis?

It helps seperate the chromosomes

Which event occurs during interphase?

The cell grows